Israel probes legality of US giving artifact to Palestinians

Earlier this month, American officials handed over a 2,700-year-old ivory incense spoon to the Palestinians in what the U.S. State Department's Office of Palestinian Affairs said was "the first event of such repatriation" by the U.S. to the Palestinians.

1st sweeping federal gun crime report in 20 years is released

The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene.

6 Utah projects to receive $3.2M from 'historic' $800M grant to curb US traffic fatalities

The U.S. Department of Transportation will send $800 million in funds for 510 road safety projects across the country, including six in Utah, with an uptick in traffic-related deaths.

Authorities: Woman sent to Iowa funeral home was alive

A continuing care home in suburban Des Moines is being fined $10,000 after a funeral home discovered a woman sent to it in a body bag was alive.

Why Mitt Romney, Sean Reyes say ESG funds are bad for retirement accounts

Utah headed a group of 25 Republican-led states in a lawsuit filed last week against the U.S. Department of Labor over a rule change allowing 401(k) managers to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when choosing investments.

McCarthy: We can find 'common ground' with Biden over debt ceiling

President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held initial talks on Wednesday about raising U.S. government borrowing limits in a first test of how the two will work together, with both sides agreeing to talk more.

Sen. Mike Lee gives Japan deadline to return Lt. Ridge Alkonis

Utah Sen. Mike Lee delivered an ultimatum via Twitter to the Japanese government to return an imprisoned Navy officer to the United States.

US weekly jobless claims drop to nine-month low; productivity gains speed

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week as the labor market remains resilient despite higher borrowing costs and mounting fears of a recession this year.

Complications during pregnancy linked to a higher risk of heart disease, study finds

Five major pregnancy complications are strong lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease, a new study finds, with the greatest risk coming in the decade after delivery.

Phil's Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter

A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration.